The local politicians are mainly from the right, business types keen to promote the region's virtues of geography and language.

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We conceive of ourselves connected to people, ideas and causes as fans are, or if you will, communities of interest without geography or even language, united in outlook, sentiment, or (more often than not, in these early days) outrage.

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Alongside sciences, the English Baccalaureate comprises English, maths and humanities - which is a choice of history or geography - and a language.

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European populations have mixed so extensively with their neighbours that their genes mirror geography, rather than reflecting the paths of human migrations or language families.

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The winning formula seems to be a brand wrapped in a movement, which can transcend geography and language, and which instils values and a way of living that is simple, inspiring and easy to align with.

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The introduction of the English Baccalaureate - which will be awarded to pupils gaining good GCSE passes in maths, English, two science subjects, a language and history or geography - would increase the uptake of history, he added.

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Home to many of China's 56 ethnic minorities, the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan is known for its diversity in food, dress, language and geography.

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This is not a new qualification in itself, but a way of measuring how many pupils in a school pass GCSEs in a science, language and history or geography, as well as English and maths.

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